I want to start this Convenience Store Woman review with some memories of Japan’s convenience stores. Like many new arrivals, I quickly …
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Great East Japan Earthquake
Unravelling a mystery is the opportunity not only for a gripping ‘whodunit’ but also a deep dive into Japanese society and its …
In his introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, Murakami Haruki describes the collection as giving ‘the same kind of …
A short extract of a post that features in my book about the Great East Japan Earthquake, The Teas That Bind: There …
A book extract from The Teas That Bind: It takes a moment to realise what is happening. The ground under foot isn’t …